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{{Infobox language
|name=Baleswari Odia
|altname=Northern Odia
|nativename={{lang-or|ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ|label=none|translit-std=ISO}}
|states=[[India]]
|region=[[Odisha]] ([[Balasore district|Baleswar]], [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]], [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]])
|ethnicity=[[Odia people|Odias]]
|familycolor=Indo-European
|fam2=[[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
|fam3=[[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]
|fam4=[[Eastern Indo-Aryan languages|Eastern]]
|fam5=[[Odia languages|Odia]]
|script=[[Odia alphabet|Odia]]
|glotto=nort2660
|glottorefname=North Balasore Oriya
|glottoname=North Balasore Oriya
}}
{{Contains special characters
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[[File:Oral history of Odisha - Storytelling.webm|thumb|Song and storytelling by a Baleswari Odia speaker, recorded in [[India]].]]
'''Baleshwari Odia''' ([[Odia language|Odia]]: ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ), also '''Northern Odia'''<ref name="Mahapatra1989">{{cite book|author=B. P. Mahapatra|title=Constitutional languages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yU8nq-C6wnoC&pg=PA389|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Presses Université Laval|isbn=978-2-7637-7186-1|pages=389–}}</ref> or '''North Balasore Odia''', is a [[dialect]] of [[Odia language|Odia]]<ref name="Les Langues écrites Du Monde: Relevé Du Degré Et Des Modes D'utilisation">{{cite book|title=Les Langues écrites Du Monde: Relevé Du Degré Et Des Modes D'utilisation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yU8nq-C6wnoC&pg=PA389|accessdate=20 June 2012|year=1978|publisher=Presses Université Laval|isbn=978-2-7637-7186-1|pages=389–}}</ref> spoken in the [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]] (commonly called "Mayurbhanjia"), [[Balasore district|Balasore]], and [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]] districts of the [[India]]n state of [[Odisha]]. It is a linguistic variations to the standard Odia.<ref name="DasMahapatra1979">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Il8tAAAAMAAJ|title=Folklore of Orissa|publisher=National Book Trust|year=1979|author1=Kunjabihari Das|author2=L. K. Mahapatra|accessdate=20 June 2012}}</ref> While the dialects spoken in these three districts vary with regional influences and influences from different local Adivasi language groups, the Baleswari Odia from the northern coastal Balasore region has a distinct accent with some similarity with [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. The dialect in [[Bhadrak district]] and [[Soro, Baleshwar|Soro]] have more similarity with the standard Odia.

== Characteristics and Comparison ==
Baleswari substitutes "କିସ" (kisa) for a frequently used used word "କଣ" (kaṇa) meaning "what". Most of the syllables which are pronounced as "o" in Standard Odia are pronounced as "u" in Baleswaria such as "ଓଡ଼ିଶା" ({{IPA-or|oɽisaː}}) is pronounced as "ଉଡ଼ିସା".

The following is a list of major words in Baleshwari:<ref>https://archive.org/details/Purnachandra.Odia.Bhashakosha.Complete</ref>

'''Grammatical differences'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Standard Odia !! Baleswari Odia !! Meaning !! Feature
|-
| ହେବି (hebi) || ହେମି (hemi) || shall be ||
|-
| ହେଲି (heli) || ହେନି (heni) || have been ||
|-
| ସେଠାକୁ (seṭhāku) || ସେଟିକୁ (seṭiku) || to there ||
|-
| ମୋର (mora) || ମର (mara) || mine || 1p sing Pronoun, oblique, Genitive case
|-
| ପରି (pari) || ପିନି (pini) || like || Postposition
|-
| ତୋର (tora) || ତର (tara) || your || 2p sing Pronoun, oblique, Genitive case
|-
| ଦୁହେଁ (duhẽ) || ଦୁୟା (duyā) || both ||
|-
| ତୃତୀୟ (tr̥tīya) || ତେହଳି (tehaḷi) || third ||
|-
| କାହିଁକି (kāhĩki) || କେନେ (kene) || Why || Adverb
|-
| କେଉଁଠି? (keũṭhi) || କେଠି (keṭhi) || Where? || Adverb
|-
| କେଉଁଠାରେ? (keũṭhāre), କେଉଁଠି (keũṭhi) || କେଇଠି (keiṭhi) || Where at/in || Adverb
|-
| କଣ (kaṇa) || କିସ (kisa) || What || Adverb
|-
| କେତେ (kete) || କାତେ (kāte) || Some ||
|-
| କୁଆଡ଼େ (kuāṛe) ''kuāde'' || କାଡ଼େ (kāṛe) ''kāde'' || Where || Adverb
|-
| ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠାରୁ (baleśwaraṭhāru) || ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠୁଁ (baleśwaraṭhũ) || from Baleswar || Locative case
|}

'''Vowel Harmony- o to u phoneme shift- Nouns'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Standard Odia !! Baleswari Odia !! Meaning
|-
| ଶୋଷ (śoṣa) || ଶୁଷ (śuṣa) || thirst
|-
| ଲୋକ (loka) || ଲୁକ (luka) || person
|-
| ଭୋକ (bhoka) || ଭୁକ (bhuka) || hunger
|-
| ପୋଲ (pola) || ପୁଲ (pula) || bridge
|-
| ଧୋତି (dhoti) || ଧୁତି (dhuti) || dhoti
|-
| ଦୋଳା (doḷā) || ଦୁଳା (duḷā) || swing
|-
| ଟୋକା (ṭokā) || ଟୁକା (ṭukā) || boy
|-
| ଟୋକୀ (ṭokī) || ଟୁକୀ (ṭukī) || girl
|-
| ଚୋରି (cori) || ଚୁରି (curi) || theft
|-
| ଚୋପା (copā) || ଚୁପା (cupā) || peel
|-
| କୋଲପ (kolapa) || କୁଲୁପ (kulupa) || padlock
|-
| ଗୋଡ଼ (goṛa) ''goda'' || ଗୁଡ଼ (guṛa) ''guda'' || leg
|-
| ଓଲଟା (olaṭā) || ଉଲଟା (ulaṭā) || upside down
|-
| ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oṛiśā) ''odiśā'' || ଉଡ଼ିଶା (uṛiśā) ''udiśā'' || Odisha
|-
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oṛiā) ''odiā'' || ଉଡ଼ିଆ (uṛiā) ''udiā'' || Odia
|-
| ପୋଟଳ (poṭaḷa) || ପୁଟୁଳ (puṭuḷa) || pointed gourd
|}

'''Vowel Harmony- o to u phoneme shift- Verbs'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Standard Odia !! Baleswari Odia !! Meaning
|-
| ଶୋଷିବା (śoṣibā) || ସୁଷିବା (suṣibā) || to suck
|-
| ଶୋଇବା (śoibā) || ଶୁଇବା (śuibā) || to sleep
|-
| ରୋକିବା (rokibā) || ରୁକିବା (rukibā) || to stop
|-
| ଯୋଡ଼ିବା (ẏoṛibā) ''jodibā'' || ଯୁଡ଼ିବା (ẏuṛibā) ''judibā'' || to attach
|-
| ମୋଡ଼ିଦେବା (moṛidebā) ''modidebā'' || ମୁଡ଼ିଦେବା (muṛidebā) ''mudidebā'' || turned
|-
| ମୋଡ଼ିବା (moṛibā) ''modibā'' || ମୁଡ଼ିବା (moṛibā) ''mudibā'' || to turn
|-
| ପୋଷିବା (poṣibā) || ପୁଷିବା (puṣibā) || bring up
|-
| ଢୋକିବା (ḍhokibā) || ଢୁକିବା (ḍhukibā) || to swallow
|-
| ଜୋଡ଼ିବା (joṛibā) ''jodibā'' || ଜୁଡ଼ିବା (joṛibā) ''judibā'' || join together
|-
| ଓହ୍ଲାଇବା (ohlāibā) || ଉହ୍ଲାଇବା (uhlāibā) || to descend
|}

'''Baleswari Odia words, verbs and expressions'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Standard Odia !! Baleswari Odia !! Meaning
|-
| ଜିବି (jibi) || ଜିମି (jimi) || go
|-
| ଲୁଣ (luṇa) || ନୁଣ (nuṇa) || salt
|-
| ଲୁଚିବା (lucibā) || ଲୁକିବା (ā) || to hide
|-
| ଝିଅ (jhia) || ଝିଇ (jhi'i) || daughter
|-
| ଫୁଟକା (phuṭakā) || ଫୁଟ୍କା (phuṭkā) || blister
|-
| ଆଲୁଅ (ālua) || ଆଲ (āla) || light
|-
| ଫୋପାଡ଼ିବା (phopāṛibā) ''phopādibā'' || ଫିମ୍ପାଡ଼ିବା (phimpāṛibā) ''phimpādibā'' || throw away
|-
| ଲୁକାଇବା (lukāibā) || ନୁକାଇବା (nukāibā) || to hide
|-
| ଖାଇବାକୁ (khāibāku) || ଖାଇତେ (khāite) || going to eat
|-
| ସୋଇବାକୁ (soibāku) || ସୁଇତେ (suite) || going to sleep
|-
| ଲୁଗା (lugā) || ନୁଗା (nugā) || cloth
|-
| ଘୁଞ୍ଚାଇବା (ghuñcāibā) || ସର୍କେଇବା (sarkeibā) || to remove
|-
| ଘୁଞ୍ଚିବା (ghuñcibā) || ସରିବା (saribā) || to move
|-
| ଜାହାଜ (jāhāja) || ବୁଇତ (buita) || ship
|-
| ଫେଣା (pheṇā) || ଫେଣେଇ (pheṇei) || foam
|-
| ପାଣିଚିଆ (pāṇiciā) || ଫସ୍କା (phaskā) || tasteless
|-
| ଲାଗିବା (lāgibā) || ମାଡ଼ିବା (maṛibā) ''madibā'' || to appear
|-
| ବାଜିବା (bājibbā) || ଭେଟିବା (bheṭibā) || to strike
|-
| ପୁସ୍ତକ (pusṭaka) || ପୁଥି (puthi) || book
|-
| ତମାଖୁ (tamākhu) || ଦୁକୁତା (dukutā) || tobacco
|-
| ସମତଳକରିବା (samataḷakaribā) || ଥଳାଇବା (thaḷāibā) || level up
|-
| ପଇଡ (paiḍa) || ଡାବ (ḍāba) || raw coconut
|-
| ଚନ୍ଦା (candā) || ଟାକରା (ṭākarā) || bald
|-
| ଛାତ୍ରବୃତ୍ତି (chātrabr̥tti) || ଜଳପାନି (jaḷapāni) || stipend
|-
| କୁଆପଥର (kuāpathara) || ଘୋଳପଥର (ghoḷapathara) || hailstone
|-
| କଙ୍କି (kaṅki) || ଘୂରଘୂରିଆ (ghūrghūriā) || dragonfly
|-
| ବିଲମ୍ବ କରିବା (bilamba karibā) || ଗୌଣ କରିବା (gauṇa karibā) || to delay
|-
| ଗଉଡ଼ (gauṛa) ''gauda'' || ଗୁଆଲା (guālā) || milkman
|-
| ଶ୍ୱାସରୋଧ (śwāsarodha) || ଗଲାଚାପା (galacapā) || strangulation
|-
| ପ୍ରଭାବ (prabhāba) || ଖେଉରି (kheuri) || influence
|-
| କୁଞ୍ଚୁକୁଞ୍ଚୁଆହେବା (kuñcukuñcuāhebā) || କୋଙ୍କଡ଼ାଇବା (koṅkaṛaibā) ''koṅkadaibā'' || to become curled/crisped
|-
| ଓପରଓଳି (oparaoḷi) || ଉତା (utā) || afternoon
|-
| ଛୋଟ,ସାନ (choṭa, sāna) || କଟି (kaṭi) || small
|-
| କଇଁଚ (kaĩca) || କଚିମ (kacima) || tortoise
|-
| ଫାଟକ (phāṭaka) || ଆଗଡ଼ (āgaṛa) ''āgada'' || gate
|-
| ଝୁଣ୍ଟି ପଡ଼ିବା (khuṇṭi paṛibā) ''khuṇṭi padibā'' || ହୋଚଟ୍ ଖାଇବା (hocaṭ khāibā) || stumbling
|-
| ଇଆଡ଼ୁ ସିଆଡ଼ୁ (iāṛu siāṛu) ''iādu siādu'' || ହେନ ତେନ (hena tena) || this way or that way
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Glottolog|nort2660|North Balasore Oriya}}

{{Odia language}}

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[[Category:Languages of Odisha]]
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